title: Primary myoepithelial carcinoma of the lung: a rare entity treated with parenchymal sparing resection.
abstract: Primary lung myoepithelial carcinomas are rare neoplasms arising from the salivary glands of the respiratory epithelium. Given the rare occurrences and reports of these tumors, appropriate recommendations for resection are difficult to formulate. Although classified as low-grade neoplasms, these tumors have a significant rate of recurrence and distant metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Thoracic Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA. sarkariI@mskcc.org
authors.forename: Inderpal S
authors.initials: IS
authors.lastname: Sarkaria
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: DeLair
authors.forename: William D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Travis
authors.forename: Raja M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Flores
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009208:Myoepithelioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D011013:Pneumonectomy / Q000379:methods*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed